Is Badcompany 2 multiplayer any good?

[tuesday0108]

Does anyone here play this multiplayer? Is it worth buying? How is the online community?

 

[gamerk316]

Snipers now do "proper" damage; you need to headshot to be successful. Even in Bf2, a M24 took 3 shots to kill if you didn't hit the head, which kept the kit from being overpoweing...

Assault kit still needs work though, but at least its the GUNS getting teh attention this time 😀

 

[jay2tall]

But an M16 can kill me with a single burst from a few hundred feet away? I still say a head or chest shot should kill someone with a sniper rifle. If they have that extra armor thing on... ok 2 shots to the chest. But it just seems a little unbalanced compared to assault rifles.

 

[gamerk316]

^^ Old BF1942 problem: Snipers get bullet drop, the other guns don't. Worse, a single shot will ALWAYS go exactly where the crosshairs go. Hence why I favor guns with minimal recoil, as the gun re-centers much quicker, making those guns far superiror for long-range sniping (thats the primary reason the M60 is so overpowering; minimal recoil, which the patch did not address).

 

[SpinachEater]

Do they have the feature that make the gun more accurate if you are kneeling? I don't use the heavies that often nor pay attention. It seems like the BF2 and 2142 mechanics had it so that standing upright the sights were wider and then when you knelt or went prone the sights became tighter for better accuracy but if I am recalling correctly...BC2 doesn't have this feature.

I am mad at them for slowing the 1911 down but I like how the other pistols are actually worth using now. The MP-443 is my new friend. 17 rounds? Yeah right.

 

[Bird0fPrey]

If I'm not mistaken, I think it is the case in BC2 that your shots are more accurate if you are crouching. I think I once tried shooting at a wall while standing and then crouched and compared the spread - crouched was tighter. I could be thinking of a different game, but try it out. I'll do the same this evening and post back.

 

[jay2tall]

The only think good maybe I got out of the nerfing of the sniper rifles it I hide my ass alot more. No longer do I run around and try to do crack shots at people. The corners inside buildings and behind objects are my new friends. I don't get the high kill numbers anymore but I will take a 10:2 over a 10:15 any day. Before the patch that 10:15 would have been more like 25:15. As more of my shots would have landed and been kill shots. I played last night and find myself just sitting and waiting on the conquest maps. I no longer even try to be a sniper during RUSH as a defender, the maps are to narrow and the attacking team always has a ton of them. Attacking isn't as bad in some cases if you stay back a ways and take less shot. My goal now is to not get kill more so than killing in the recon kit, which sucks for my team but I'm not going to be nick named Target.

 

[gamerk316]

I THINK crouching helps, but I haven't gone in depth in the mechanics yet.

 

[OllieUK]

Detailed stats here : http://denkirson.xanga.com/722757523/bad-company-2/

A little bit below the first set of numbers suggests that crounching doesn't really help unless zoomed.

 

[jay2tall]

^WOW that is an awesome find. I read through the whole thing.

 

[gamerk316]

Who doesn't use zoom? Kinda goes without saying...

 

[OllieUK]

I don't in a short range fight, if you walk round a corner into an enemy the zoom is too great to use properly if they stay on the move, also the slight delay while scoping can be crucial. For me, the choices are crouch and shoot, stand and shoot or strafe and shoot. With the limited improvement of crounching then you can rule out that option, which was more useful for example in 2142. If they are really close then I'll strafe round them on full auto going for body shots, If they are a touch further away or space is tight then I'll stand and burst fire for headshots. Of course it depends slightly on the weapon etc. but just trying to say there are plenty of occasions when zoom isn't appropriate (In My Humble Opinion)